Print the following list as a general guideline. Schedule several full days to attend to more involved projects, such as washing windows, shampooing carpets, or cleaning out closets.
Kitchen
· Vacuum refrigerator grill and coil
· Wipe the inside of the freezer
Living Room
· Rotate heavy curtains, rugs, and throws for lightweight ones
Bedrooms
· Replace cool-weather bedding with warm-weather bedding
· Launder or dry-clean blankets
Bathrooms
· Discard expired cosmetics, beauty products, and medications
Home office
· Clean out files
· Review and update Insurance policies, contracts, and household inventories
Closets
· Reorganize closets, giving away unwanted items
· Replace cool-weather clothing with warm-weather clothing
Utility spaces
· Remove lint from the hose attached to the back of the clothes dryer
· Clean the attic and basement giving away or discarding unwanted items
· Vacuum and mop attic and basement floors
Outdoor spaces
· Scrub porch ceilings and walls
· Scrub porch floors, decks, patios, the driveway, and walkways
· Scrub outdoor furniture, umbrellas, and awnings
· Wash light-fixture covers
· Clean gutters
· Throughout the House
· Vacuum and wipe walls and ceilings
· Shampoo wall-to-wall carpets and area rugs with backings
· Send area rugs without backings out for professional cleaning
· Steam-clean upholstery
· Dust radiators
· Reseal stone surfaces
· Reseal grout
· Launder machine-washable window treatments
· Dry-clean non-machine-washable window treatments
· Take books off shelves, dust shelves and books
· Polish metal door and window hardware
· Oil window and door hinges
· Wax wood furniture
· Wax wood, stone, concrete, brick, and unglazed tile floors
· Strip and rewax vinyl and linoleum floors
· Wash windows and window screens
· Remove, wash, and store storm windows
